Time-value-of-money

This textbook is not written in the usual stale educational style. The author uses an approach to teaching that's designed to not intimidate the student; it's an "easy read." The examples (and calculator keystrokes)can be followed easily; it's almost like having the instructor there with you. This is a textbook I will keep since I've referred back to it not just in my work, but in my personal life as well when planning mortgage & other payments. I highly recommend it.

This book is a must for anyone in the business world. It is a wonderful reference to keep on hand. I rarely refer back to books I have purchased but this book comes in handy time and time again. The mathematical principles explained in this book are simple enough for anyone to understand. Each principle is shown step by step. It shows shortcuts to solving problems with three types of business calculators. This book will be in my library for years to come!!

I knew next to nothing about interest and statistics before reading this book. Mr. Wright has written this book in a very readable, conversational style. As I sat reading it with my trusty business calculator nearby, it felt as if he were sitting across from me explaining things just for me. The text even anticipated many of my questions!

The book begins with little or no assumptions about your exposure to math. It starts with simple interest and how to solve simple formulas. I like the way it presents how to do this with three different calculators. Each chapter built upon the previous chapters so that I grew more confident with each page. Mr. Wright's attempts at humor usually work, which is not what I ordinarily find in books written at a textbook market. In fact, if you are thinking back to how your textbooks used to be, then you are in for a surprise - you really won't mind reading this one! This is not your Daddy's textbook!

This text has a huge number of examples that are worked out in the chapters themselves and then lots of problems afterward.

The statistics portion was also very helpful. I've never been very good at statistics but learned quite a lot from the approach used in this book.

I now know how to calculate house payments, how long it will take to pay off my car, the probability of getting certain poker hands, and the difference between correlation and causation. Wow!

I recommend this book hands down to anyone who wants to understand the math of business and beginning statistics.

Professor Greynolds and his co-authors wrote what I believe to be THE pioneering work in the field of time value of money analysis using financial calculators. Admitted: This serious work is "out of print", but quality work, quality workmanship NEVER goes out of style. This is a fine book for anyone who is interested in understanding the underlying concepts--and indeed mastering much of them--of the time value of money field. In fair part my HP real estate problem solving books might never have been written had I not been inspired by this quality work. Professor Greynolds is to be commended for this publication. Studying a work like this can make one a better, indeed, a much better TVM instructor. To know, to understand the flow of numbers/data through a financial system by mastering the underlying equations makes us more confident as instructors and indeed makes us more confident as finance practitioners. Bert's book does this and much more.